WORTH A LOOK

AUCTIONS

St. Paul the Apostle Church, 10143 Main St., New Middletown, will have its annual basket auction Oct. 2. Doors open at 2 p.m.; drawings begin at 4. Only 150 to 200 tickets will be sold, so tickets might not be sold at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the rectory from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For additional information, call 330-542-3466.

Ursuline High School will have its ninth annual auction, “Celebrate Our Legacy,” Nov. 5 in the Ursuline gymnasium. The event begins at 6 p.m. and features four silent tables, a live auction, a basket auction, a gourmet dinner and an open bar. Cost is $60 per person. All proceeds benefit Ursuline students. For ticket information or reservations, contact the school at 330-744-4563, exts. 125 or 131.

CARD, BINGO PARTIES

Blessed Sacrament Parish, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren, will host a Casino Night & Texas Hold ‘Em Saturday at the parish Covelli Center gymnasium. Doors open at 5 p.m.; the tournament begins at 5:30. A $50 early buy-in receives $1,300 in chips plus an additional $200 in chips. Register at the parish office from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or call 330-372-2215. Black-jack, poker, raffles, food and beverages are included. Walk-ins are welcome. You must be at least 18 years old to attend. Proceeds benefit the parish.

Girard Eagles Ladies Auxiliary 2172 will have its bingo and card party Oct. 2 at the Eagles Club hall, 26 W. Wilson Ave. Doors will open at noon to serve a red pasta dinner with meatballs, tossed salad and coffee or tea. You may also take a canned food item to give to the needy for Christmas for a free card with the purchase of a ticket. The event will also include a basket and 50-50 raffles and a bake sale. The public is welcome.

St. Patrick Altar & Rosary Society will host a card and bingo social at 1 p.m. Sept. 25 in the church hall, North Main Street, Hubbard. Admission is $5 and will be collected at the door. A light lunch will be served, along with table prizes, door prizes, a basket auction and a 50-50 raffle.

Holy Rosary bingo and card party at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 421 Covington St., Youngstown, will feature a light lunch. 50-50 raffle and other prizes, from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 25. Admission for adults is $4, and for children, it’s $2.

Shepherd of the Valley-Poland, 301 W. Western Reserve Road, Poland, will resume its card games Wednesday, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This month a buffet lunch will be served for a cost of $5. Reservations are required by Tuesday. For those who wish to play cards only, decks will be shuffled starting at 1 p.m. For more information or to make a reservation, call 330-726-7110, ext. 0.

CRAFT SHOWS

The Adult Education Department of Columbiana County Career and Technical Center is extending the registration deadline for the Oct. 9 craft fair to Sept. 30. The fair will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vendor tables are still available. For more information, contact CCCTC at 330-424-9561, ext 286.

Queen of the Holy Rosary Church will have a craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 15 at the church, 291 Scoville Drive, Vienna. Crafters and vendors are needed. Cost is $20 per 8-foot table. The show will be advertised, and the hall is air-conditioned. Call from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday, at 330-856-2597 for more information.

Shepherd of the Valley-Poland, 301 W. Western Reserve Road, will have its annual Family Fall Fest & Craft Show from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday featuring more than 40 vendors and outdoor activities such as a bounce-around, face-painting and music for the whole family. Civil War re-enactors will be encamped on the grounds. For more information, contact Elida Cowles, admissions coordinator, at ecowles@ShepherdoftheValley.com or by calling 330-726-7110, ext. 0.

DANCES

Portage County Chapter 600 of International Parents Without Partners will have a dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Oct. 22 at Kent VFW 3703 Post home, 500 VFW Parkway, off Stow Road, in Kent. Music will be by DJ Mel. The public is invited, and invited to join PWP members celebrate the “Halloween” theme by wearing a costume. Prizes will be awarded for prettiest, ugliest and most original costumes. Cost is $8 per person. PWP is a single parent support group for parents single due to death, divorce, separation or having never been married. PWP chapters are mainly an educational and family group, but also have fun activities for adults and their children. For more information, call 330-699-2361 or 330-322-9559.

FESTIVALS/FAIRS

A pumpkin fair will be at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, Youngstown, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Vendors are welcome; table will be provided for a cost of $25. The event will include kids’ games, a bake sale, basket auction, pumpkins and mums for sale, and a Browns/Steelers game ticket raffle. To reserve tables, call 330-782-2611.

FLEA MARKETS

Salem Memorial Building Association is hosting its annual indoor fall yard sale/flea market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the gym. Eight-foot tables with chairs can be reserved for $10 per table. All items are subject to approval. Set-up time is from 6 to 8 a.m. that day. Checks should be made payable to Salem Memorial Building and dropped off or mailed to the building at 785 E. State St., Salem 44460. For more information, call 330-332-5512.

SALES

Austintown Senior Center will host a trash and treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the center, 100 Westchester Drive. All proceeds will directly benefit the Village family. Mr. Village is a Gulf War veteran whose recent health issues have caused a financial hardship on the family. Anyone interested in making a donation of any unneeded items can do so by dropping the items off at the center from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. There will be no early sales. For more information, call 330-953-1416.

Damascus United Methodist Church will have its annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 30 and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 1. You can fill a brown paper bag for $4 all day Friday and until noon Saturday. From noon to closing, fill the bag for $1. Larger items will be priced separately. Proceeds will support Damascus United Methodist Women’s local missions. A bake sale and lunch bar will be available. Any donations of good workable, usable items are being accepted at the church, 300 Valley Road, Damascus. For more information, call 330-537-3031.

Ellsworth Presbyterian Church, 11171 Akron-Canfield Road, Ellsworth, will have a fall rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 23 and Sept. 24.

Martin Luther Lutheran Church, 420 Clearmount Drive (at Hudson), Youngstown, will have its 25th annual trash ’n treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 8. Items will be half-price after 2 p.m. For more information, call 330-788-8707.

Simon Road Church of God, 4750 Simon Road, Boardman, is seeking vendors for its craft and treasure show scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. A space can be rented for $10; tables are available for an additional $5 each. Call 330-758-7447.

SPECIAL EVENTS

The 21st Lawrence County Polish Day is set for noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Cascade Park Pavilion. The kitchen will open at noon and dancing starts at 1:30 p.m. Admission is $12 per person. Those 16 and younger will be admitted free. Featured entertainment will be Grammy-nominated Polka Family Band from Bloomsburg, Pa., and Jimmy K and Ethnic Jazz of Cleveland. Polish food prepared by members of Holy Trinity Polish National Church will be available for purchase. Vendors will be selling Polish pottery from Boleslawiec, Poland, as well as wooden and glass eggs, Christmas ornaments, Polish sweets, seasonings and canned goods, amber jewelry and gourmet garlic. Donations will be accepted at the event for the Polish orphanage “Jutrzenka,” located in Bardo, Poland. Since the collection began, more than 2,500 pounds of supplies and $4,000 have been sent to the orphanage. Proceeds benefit the American Polish Central Committee Educational Scholarship Fund. To date, $50,000 in scholarships have been awarded. For more information, call 724-658-5916, 724-752-9988 or 724-651-4017 or visit www.polishnewcastle.org.

That Quilt Group I Belong To will sponsor a Shop Owners’ Night Tuesday at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road. The doors open at 6 p.m. Shop Owners’ Night is an annual event at which about a dozen quilt shop owners in the surrounding two states and four counties gather and take items from their stores to sell. The event is free and open to the public. There will be door prizes and refreshments.

Volant (Pa.) Village Shops invite women to “Witches’ Night Out” from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday.Events will include a “best dressed witch” costume contest, with prizes being awarded for the best overall, best shoes, best hat and best make-up. There also will be mystery sales throughout the village and other treats. For more information, call 724-533-5515 or visit www.volantshops.com.

TRIPS

Tina Prestas of Boardman is sponsoring a bus trip to Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh Oct. 14 to benefit the American Cancer Society Boardman Relay for Life on behalf of Team Schein. The bus will depart at 5 p.m. from 760 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman, and return there around midnight. A cost of $35 per person includes $20 in gambling money and a $5 food voucher. Payment is due at the time of registration, and first and last names of all attending are required. Call Prestas at 330-559-6918 or tina.pretas@henryschein.com for more information.

The Jewish Community Center of Youngstown is taking a bus trip to Cleveland Oct. 23 to see the smash musical hit “Million Dollar Quartet.” The play is inspired by the true story of the famed recording session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins. The trip is open to the public. The bus will leave the J at 2:30 p.m. and return at 10 p.m. Cost is $65 for members, $75 for nonmembers. For more information, call Darlene Muller at 330-746-3251, ext. 106, or email dmuller@jccyoungstown.org.

The 2012 Pink Ribbon Golf Classic Committee is sponsoring a benefit bus trip to The Meadows Racetrack and Casino Oct. 15. All proceeds will be given to the American Cancer Society. The bus will leave from Fab Limo on Connecticut Avenue in Austintown at 9 a.m. and depart from The Meadows at 5 p.m. Cost is $30 per person, and each player will be given $15 in play and a $5 food coupon. Send registration and check to Pink Ribbon Golf Classic, c/o Nancy Felton, American Cancer Society, 525 N. Broad St., Canfield 44406.

UPMC Horizon Medical Equipment Recycling Program will host a bus trip to Mountaineer Casino, W.Va., Oct. 10. The bus will leave UPMC Horizon’s Greenville campus at 9:30 a.m. and the Shenango Valley campus at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $30 each and include $25 of free play. For tickets or more information, call the MERP office at 724-983-8737. All proceeds will benefit MERP.

VFW Post 6488, 2065 Coitsville Hubbard Road, will host a bus trip to Rivers Casino on Oct. 8. The cost of $35 includes $20 of free play and a $5 food voucher. For more information and tickets call 330-507-7956 or the post home at 330-746-8259.

A calendar of activities to which the public is invited is published Monday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.s